[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING BRADEN MUSCARELLO ON RECEIVING PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Braden 
Muscarello for being awarded a Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad scholarship to 
study in Oman during the 2014-2015 academic year. Braden, a sophomore 
at William P. Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, is one of only 
65 American students selected to serve as YES Abroad youth ambassador 
to educate other countries about American culture.
  As a YES Abroad student, Braden will help foster mutual understanding 
between the people of the United States and the people of Oman to 
promote friendly and peaceful relations. She will live with a host 
family in Muscat, attend a local high school and participate in 
activities with her Omani peers. Not only will she educate others about 
American culture, she'll also bring back her own experiences of Omani 
society and values and help build a social foundation for the 
development of a strong bilateral relationship between our two 
countries.
  I wish Braden the best of luck as she studies in Oman this year. On 
behalf of the residents of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of 
Texas, congratulations to Braden Muscarello for earning a Kennedy-Lugar 
YES Abroad scholarship.

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